Rest and Recovery

You won't get stronger and faster, if you constantly train at high intensity levels. You must allow time for your body to recover. Trust me, I learned the hard way.

Oct. 14, 2016

As an athlete with a disability, my passion and unyielding drive to defeat Stargardt Disease, early in my Paralympic Cycling Career, often led to overtraining. I wanted to beat this monster and excessive training was the outcome. Today, however, I highly value proper rest and recovery .

Joe Friel

Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan Ph.D.

Saturday

About El Tour
The Ride
Held annually the Saturday before Thanksgiving, El Tour is a fun adventure ride attracting over 9,000 cyclists of all ages and abilities from throughout the United States and worldwide, consisting of novice, intermediate, advanced, and professional cyclists.